Clare Boycott
{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Clare Boycott
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| fullname = Clare Katherine Boycott
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|12|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Redditch, Worcestershire, England
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = All-rounder
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| club1 = Worcestershire
| year1 = {{nowrap|2008–present}}
| club2 = Central Sparks
| year2 = 2020–2022
| columns = 2
| column1 = WLA
| matches1 = 94
| runs1 = 1,488
| bat avg1 = 21.56
| 100s/50s1 = 0/7
| top score1 = 63*
| deliveries1 = 3,114
| wickets1 = 91
| bowl avg1 = 24.45
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 6/16
| catches/stumpings1 = 15/–
| column2 = WT20
| matches2 = 75
| runs2 = 1026
| bat avg2 = 25.02
| 100s/50s2 = 0/3
| top score2 = 90*
| deliveries2 = 1,178
| wickets2 = 58
| bowl avg2 = 18.83
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/10
| catches/stumpings2 = 6/–
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/308/308357/308357.html CricketArchive
| date = 29 October
| year = 2024
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Clare Katherine Boycott (born 31 December 1993) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Worcestershire. An all-rounder, she plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She has previously played for Central Sparks.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/874299.html|title=Player Profile: Clare Boycott |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/308/308357/308357.html|title=Player Profile: Clare Boycott |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=1 April 2021}}
Early life
Boycott was born on 31 December 1993 in Redditch, Worcestershire.
Domestic career
Boycott made her county debut in 2008, for Worcestershire against Essex.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/133/133111.html|title=Worcestershire Women v Essex Women, 8 June 2008|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}} In the 2009 Women's County Championship, she took 7 wickets at an average of 17.85.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/11/LV_Womens_County_Championship_2009/Worcestershire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Worcestershire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2009|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}} In 2011, Boycott scored her first county half-century, hitting 59* against Staffordshire, as well as taking 11 wickets in the County Championship.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/313/313953.html|title=Worcestershire Women v Staffordshire Women, 11 September 2011|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/14/LV_Womens_County_Championship_2011/Worcestershire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Worcestershire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2011|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}
In 2015, Boycott was Worcestershire's leading run-scorer in the County Championship, with 236 runs at an average of 39.33, including one half-century.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/24/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2015/Worcestershire_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Worcestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2015|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}} In 2016, she hit another half-century, 59 against Leicestershire, and was her side's joint-leading wicket-taker in the Twenty20 Cup, with 8 wickets at an average of 11.75.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/909/909366.html|title=Leicestershire Women v Worcestershire Women, 29 May 2016|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/27/NatWest_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2016/Worcestershire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Worcestershire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}} The following season, Boycott hit her List A high score, 63* against Staffordshire, and was Worcestershire's leading wicket-taker in both formats, with 7 wickets in the Championship and 14 in the Twenty20 Cup, the highest across the whole competition.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1026/1026360.html|title=Worcestershire Women v Staffordshire Women, 27 August 2017|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/29/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2017/Worcestershire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Worcestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web| url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/30/NatWest_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2017/Bowling_by_Wickets.html | title=Bowling in NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2017 (Ordered by Wickets) | publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=1 April 2021}}
In 2018, Boycott achieved her List A best bowling figures, taking 6/16 against Shropshire, as well as hitting two half-centuries in the County Championship.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1050/1050256.html|title=Shropshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 6 May 2018|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/30/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2018/Worcestershire_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Worcestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}} The following season, Boycott hit 61* in a County Championship match against Somerset, and took 14 wickets across the two formats.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1101/1101033.html|title=Worcestershire Women v Somerset Women, 27 May 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2019/Worcestershire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Worcestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Vitality_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2019/Worcestershire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Worcestershire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}} In 2021, she made what was at the time her Twenty20 high score, scoring 40 in a match for Worcestershire against Warwickshire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1176/1176474.html |title=Warwickshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 9 May 2021 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 September 2021}} In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she scored her maiden Twenty20 half-century, scoring 65 against Berkshire, as well as taking nine wickets in eight matches.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Worcestershire_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Worcestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 September 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Worcestershire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Worcestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 September 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1198/1198922.html |title=Worcestershire Women v Berkshire Women, 24 April 2022 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 September 2022}} During the 2022 season, Boycott reached the milestone of playing 200 matches for Worcestershire, across age-group and senior cricket.{{cite web|url=https://wccc.co.uk/womens-rapids-captain-pays-tribute-to-clare-boycott-after-clocking-up-200-games/ |title=Women's Rapids Captain Pays Tribute to Clare Boycott after Clocking up 200 Games |publisher=Worcestershire County Cricket Club |date=4 May 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022}}
In 2020, Boycott played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in five matches, scoring 53 runs and taking 8 wickets at an average of 20.00, the joint-most for the side.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13711;team=6768;type=tournament|title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=1 April 2021}} Her best performance with the ball came in the Sparks' victory over North West Thunder, taking 4/40 from 10 overs.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2020-1229289/central-sparks-vs-thunder-north-group-1229334/full-scorecard|title=Central Sparks v North West Thunder, 5 September 2020|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=1 April 2021}} She appeared in nine matches for the side in 2021, and took 4 wickets at an average of 20.25 in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13889;team=6768;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=26 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13890;team=6768;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=26 September 2021}} She appeared in one match for the side in 2022, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14446;team=6768;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=29 September 2022}} Ahead of the 2023 season, it was confirmed that Boycott had left Central Sparks.{{cite web|url=https://www.centralsparks.com/post/central-sparks-2023-squad-announcement | title=Central Sparks 2023 Squad Announcement |website=Central Sparks |date=18 April 2023 |access-date=18 April 2023}}
References
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External links
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- {{cricketarchive|id=308357}}
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Category:Cricketers from Redditch
Category:Worcestershire women cricketers